Expressed in clothing costs, the proposal of the Senate to put 33 cents per pound duty on the clean content of raw wool means an increase to the consumer of $4 on a Fall-weight suit of clothes now being manufactured and $7.50 on a moderate-priced overcoat. This is the assertion of William Goldman of the firm of Cohen, Goldman Co., clothing manufacturers. View Full Article in Timesmachine »

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A version of this archives appears in print on June 4, 1922, on Page E42 of the New York edition with the headline: WOOL DUTIES MEAN DEARER CLOTHING; Effect of the Proposed Tariff Rates Is Shown by a Clothing Manufacturer. Order Reprints|Today's Paper|Subscribe